Opportunity 180, Senior Director of Educator Impact

About Opportunity 180:

In a sentence: Opportunity 180 is seeking to ensure every kid in Nevada graduates from high school college and career-ready, prepared to live the life they dream. The organization is entering Year 4 of its ambitious 10-year goal to ensure 100,000 more students have access to a high-quality education in their neighborhood, including investing in the great ideas and new learning environments of more than 650 current and future education leaders and bringing $100M into the market to create the conditions for great schools to thrive.

The current landscape: In Nevada, despite a nearly 82% statewide graduation rate, less than 1 in 5 high school students is on grade level in math and less than half are on grade level in English Language Arts. Opportunity 180 seeks to partner with the broader community to lead both practice-based and policy-centered solutions to the State’s persistent educational challenges and to do so by unifying around a common vision for success based on evidence and data. This requires a coordinated effort to align around a single North Star and deploy sustainable strategies to ensure efforts to meet the educational needs of kids can launch and thrive.

To meet these ambitious goals and build the systems needed to strengthen and amplify our work with educators, we are seeking a Senior Director, Educator Impact who can expand the network of educators we engage with and ensure those educators in the O180 network have access to high-quality development opportunities driving a community mindset around creative problem solving and continuous improvement in service of outcomes for kids.

For more information, visit Opportunity180.org.

Role Snapshot: The Senior Director of Educator Impact at Opportunity 180 will serve as Program Lead of Opportunity 180’s Design to Edrupt Fellowship and owner of Opportunity 180’s educator development work with the specific objectives to:

IMPLEMENT & LEAD Opportunity 180’s Design to EdRupt (ODE) Fellowship, a multi-year, multi-phase fellowship to surface a diverse pipeline of educators and provide high-impact development to help them bring their ideas of designing and launching a new school or education program to life.

DRIVE the organization’s educator impact talent strategy to change the trajectory of educator development by cultivating a diverse pool of high-potential education leaders alongside the Opportunity 180 Talent Team, and matching them with high-quality development opportunities. This includes partnering with external organizations to identify and deliver new educator development opportunities that provide instructional, operational, and executive leadership support that improves student outcomes.

ACTIVATE innovative leaders across Clark County and expand their access to pathways for them to learn and advance in their leadership in service of expanding their impact on students. This includes monitoring investment goals, analyzing the impact of the investments over time, and catalyzing a talent pool focused on strong outcomes for students.

The role breakdown:

• 65% lead and implement the Design to EdRupt Fellowship programming, including management and development of the ODE team
• 30% general educational impact talent strategy implementation, including management and development of the Talent Team
• 5% general educational impact talent strategy management and support

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Lead, implement and regularly improve Opportunity 180’s Design to Edrupt Fellowship programming.
• Set vision for and lead execution of Opportunity 180’s Design to Edrupt Fellowship for early-stage education entrepreneurs seeking to launch new schools or programs in the Las Vegas area.
• Provide one-on-one coaching and support to 10-15 local leaders in developing their leadership and idea (venture) to improve public education for students in Nevada.
• Identify and manage ODE mission-aligned facilitators that provide professional development aligned to the ODE leadership competencies.
• Regularly gather and implement data to improve effectiveness of the fellowship and iterate on the overall programming to meet intended outcomes.
• Cultivate strong relationships with community partners and stakeholders that will expand the access and network of fellows
• Drive Opportunity180’s educator impact talent strategy in partnership with various stakeholders.
• Develop a thorough data and evaluation process for all Opportunity 180 educator development programs to ensure high-quality learning experiences in service of improving outcomes for students.
• Drive the processes of identifying and selecting new investment opportunities that provide instructional, operational, emotional, and executive leadership supports for educators.
• Lead a collaborative effort with the talent team to audit fellowships and form a unified opinion about what should be maintained or changed.
• Manage, coach, and support all talent contractors using best practices with a balance of accountability to provide meaningful and impactful support to our talent pool.

• Activate local leaders.
• Build and foster relationships with school leaders, teachers, district leadership, and nonprofit support partners across Nevada to activate a network of educators interested in understanding equitable systems and the broader education community in order to increase their impact.
• Diagnose talent network potential in order to connect talent prospects in our network to best-in-class national supports aligned to expanding the talent network’s impact.
• Organize and convene learning and networking opportunities for O180’s talent network.
• Team Leadership and Development
• Manage the Program Coordinator to drive all fellowship operations, manage talent team projects, and support talent team communications.
• Collaborate on a program team culture that is aligned to organizational core values and rooted in strong management practices.
• Support the continuous learning and development of yourself and the team by identifying skill gaps and seeking training or development opportunities to enhance competencies aligned with organizational goals.

Other duties may be assigned at the discretion of the Chief Program Officer and CEO that are related to the fundamental aspects of the Senior Director, Educator Impact and related positions.

Common Competencies of an Opportunity 180 Director/Managing Director:

Directors at Opportunity 180 play a crucial role within the organization’s leadership, with the specific

objectives to:

• Provide visionary leadership to energize and mobilize staff and stakeholders to engage in partnership with O180 to ensure a strong ecosystem that allows schools to thrive
• Cultivate and foster strategic partnerships with organizations, schools, and community stakeholders to deepen the organization's reach and impact
• Demonstrate ownership of the organization’s multi-year objectives to accomplish the organization’s short and long-term goals
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of specific strategic initiatives outlined in the organization’s strategic plan aligned to your role and responsibilities
• Identify and capitalize on opportunities for programmatic growth, initiatives, and quality improvements related to the organization’s 10-year goals
• Participate in regular, formal and informal, 360-degree feedback to support and equip team members with tools, strategies and new ways of thinking about their work to achieve desired impact and outcomes
• Collaborate closely with senior leadership, internal operations and program teams and a team of Directors in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation
• Enhance organizational cohesion and effectiveness by chairing an organizational health committee that fosters internal collaboration aligned with the organization's values

What you offer

• You understand the mindsets and skills required to launch and lead a charter school or nonprofit organization.
• You are an expert at designing and facilitating adult learning sessions that lead to changes in behavior and a deeper understanding of the content/material.
• You are an exemplary operator and manager who can implement strategy with fidelity and effectively lead projects with many moving pieces through strong management of self and directly and indirectly reporting staff, contractors, and volunteers all while facing competing priorities, resource/time scarcity, and ambiguity.
• You have knowledge and stay up-to-date of national innovative school models and high-quality talent landscape, with preference for familiarity with Clark County and the State of Nevada.
• You are able to quickly build trust, find common ground, and influence and motivate others to take action.
• You have a track record of leading, motivating, and building alignment and consensus among multiple stakeholders.
• You are excellent at building connections across lines of difference and through conflict.
• You are a continuous learner who welcome feedback, takes initiative of your own learning and can manage ambiguity in the context of start-up, sustaining, and scaling environments.
• You are passionate about educational equity and impact in the k-12 education space from the perspective of system-level change and school leadership.
• You are a proactive self-starter who can move projects forward and figure out details. You have the ability to manage up to a leadership team and serve as an intermediary between senior leadership and your direct reports.
• You are an empathetic team member with a commitment to racial and social justice and a drive to support programs that help underrepresented students to excel and succeed.

Requirements

Success in this position will require the following.

• Minimum of 6+ years work experience and 3+ years in one of these capacities:
• As an instructional coach/leader or teacher leader, ideally with operations and/or curriculum development experience
• Leading programs/fellowships designed to accelerate or otherwise develop educators with diverse backgrounds
• In a similar role ideally with a mission-driven organization
• As a k-12 school leader successfully managing others toward outcomes
• Must be proficient in Microsoft software including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Must be proficient in Gsuite
• Use of reliable personal vehicle, valid auto insurance and valid driver’s license
• Experience, coursework, or other training in principles and practices of relevant field

Note: This role requires flexibility in working hours to accommodate evening and weekend sessions and occasional travel arrangements. Staff who are required to work nights and weekends receive comp time (e.g. if you work 4 hours on a Thursday night, you might have Friday morning or afternoon off).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Airtable preferred but not required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: A current Nevada State-issued Driver’s License and current automobile insurance coverage, including automobile registration.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $130,000 with the opportunity for growth
• We offer excellent benefits, including 401K plan, 100% coverage of medical and dental insurance with 50% coverage for dependents, opportunities for local and national personal and professional development, and generous PTO.
• Relocation reimbursement available if needed.
• Flexible work culture where we work from the office at least 2 days a week and from home the remainder of the week with the exception of in person team meetings and programming.

To apply

Please submit a resume online at: https://apply.workable.com/edgility-consulting-4/j/D3E278382C/

Opportunity 180 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.